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Please like me: politicians, Facebook and AOD stigma

Posted on October 8, 2020 by

In a spate of recent Facebook posts, the Cranbourne Leader has taken to gaining attention by villainising people who use alcohol and other drugs. The Leader’s page appears dedicated to inciting stigma in the local area—posting photos of individuals alongside… Continue Reading →

Psychedelics and the TGA: What journalists need to know

Posted on September 17, 2020 by

Over the past several weeks, a series of misleading news reports have suggested that both MDMA and psilocybin could soon be made ‘legal.’ This reporting aims to dramatize news of an application made by Mind Medicine Australia (MMA) seeking to… Continue Reading →

Residents, government and health experts support injection rooms. Why doesn’t television news?

Posted on July 14, 2020 by

On the 5th June, an evaluation of the Melbourne Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) was released. The evaluation found that the MSIR was one of the busiest in the world, with over 119 000 visits and an estimated 21-27 lives… Continue Reading →

Quit Meth while you’re ahead? NT News does it again

Posted on June 15, 2020 by

NT News, renowned for big headlines and little substance, has again not allowed the facts to get in the way of a good story, or in this case, a sensationalist headline. Taken at first sight, the headline ‘Meth heads flourish… Continue Reading →

Media reporting on the Medically Supervised Injecting Room: To whom are they accountable?

Posted on June 10, 2020 by

An individual is filmed overdosing as paramedics respond, and is identified and interviewed immediately upon recovery. Ambulance attendance data about general illicit substances is used by a journalist to imply a 15 percent yearly increase in solely heroin-related attendances. The… Continue Reading →

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  • Media reporting on the Medically Supervised Injecting Room: To whom are they accountable?

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